Where the lime paster stopped, cement render took over. You can see from the outline that this part of the house used to be single storey - the outline of the pitch of the roof can be seen on the back wall. Bottom left, gaps where wood was used in the structure of the wall. It has completely rotted away. The stonework is in very good condition, although it needs repointing inside and out. The sides of this room are rendered internally with cement which is probably not coming off. Note, no fireplace, reinforcing the idea that this was single storey.
The new brickwork in the loft-space showing where the chimney has been extended...
Looking back towards the house, you can still see the original roof line as a section has not been removed.
Decisions have to be made where this part of the house joins the main body - just underneath the roof section shown above.
Further explorations in room 2 revealed the old lathe and plaster. This is the area where the 'old house' joins on to the 'new house'.
You can see the new insulation behind the old plasterwork. This was actually put in from the other side. There is a block chimney breast in this room which needs to come out. I wonder what is behind... for another day.
Finally, interesting old lino square in bedroom 1 - impossible to remove as it is very brittle, so it will be lost unfortunately.
Rendering within the cement can be a little more effective, but it needs to be done when the cement is laid. But, rendering the outside can make a difference in the structure of a home. It can also make it look a lot better if you like the look of it. http://www.mastersystemssa.com/#!renders--set-plasters/cxd5
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